Moccasins Pick Up Three Top-10 All-Time Performances at UCF

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Southern College women's track team opened up action at the Black and Gold Invitational hosted by the University of Central Florida Friday night. The Moccasins competed in three events while earning three top-10 all-time marks for the program.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Location: UCF Soccer and Track Complex | Orlando, Fla.
 
TOP PERFORMERS

• The opening event of the night for FSC featured the most Moccasins as seven toed the line for the 1,500m. Junior Caitlin Beery continued her standout season as she led the way for FSC finishing in 34^th against a strong field featuring mostly NCAA Division I competition. Beery crossed the line in 4:46.29 to earn the seventh-best time in program history. Senior Emma Mussante came in just behind Beery in 35^th while stopping the clock at 4:46.37 for the eighth fastest time in FSC history. Mussante now holds six of the top-10 all-time marks in the 1,500m at FSC. Finishing seven spots back from Mussante was sophomore Grace Reed who clocked in at 4:49.42 while taking 42^nd. Just two seconds later, junior Rachel Hockenberry came across in 45^th while earning a time of 4:51.80. The final three Moccasin finishers were graduate student Ellie Fluman (50^th, 4:53.26), senior Mya Stam (57^th, 4:57.39) and graduate student Jinia Johnson (69^th, 5:20.00).
• Three Mocs saw action in the 5,000m as freshman Alena Pezzoli led the way with a top-15 finish. Pezzoli took 14^th overall and was the fourth NCAA Division II runner to cross the line at 18:16.87. Fellow freshmen Heloise Pinto and Katrina Machado finished 25^th and 26^th, respectively. Pinto stopped the clock at 18:51.25 while Machado crossed the line in 18:54.80.
• The final two FSC runners on the track were sophomore Emma Pfeiffer and freshman Kira Casane as they competed in the longest race of the track season, the 10,000m. Pfeiffer posted the 10^th-best time in program history while taking sixth overall at 38:17.98. Casane came in three spots back in ninth at 40:19.44. The pair represented the only two top-10 finishes of the night for the Mocs.

 
 
UP NEXT:
The Moccasins will be back in action in Orlando tomorrow, March 22, as they continue to compete at the Black and Gold Invitational hosted by UCF.